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which android for my htc hd2?

i recently purchased HTC HD2 phone that comes with windows mobile 6.5.
I don't have a problem with it but some friends praised Android. I tried froyo on my sd card but it didn't work very well. it crashed and didn't load properly. Then someone told me that i've to remove windows mobile and install android fresh.
Can anyone suggest if android runs well on htc hd2? will i be able to use camera, phone, wifi, data, gps with android? But primarily it should work like any phone out there, after all its a phone.

Go to the HD2 Android Dev forum. There should be AmeriCanDroid.
That's a good stable build that I'm using.
SD base.

As far as I remember, AmeriCanDroid is for US T-Mobile users. If you use european version then I would suggest trying ROMs by Rafdroid (it's of course only my suggestion, but his ROMs are most stable for me.)

go to android NAND development and search for the stickies. there is a link which show a lot of android builds.
you can choose by yourself what kind of android you prefer (sense builds, stock froyo, gingerbread etc.) just give it a try
I´m personally on typhoons cm7 which runs really great.

but do i have to remove my existing windows mobile on my htc hd2?
will i be able to sync all my contacts, text messages with android?

Android works with google, so you can put the contacts in your gmail and it will sync with android on the telephone. Text messages wont work as far as I know
Just like the other people say, take a look in the android nand section and read the sticky's, they tell you everything you need to know.
I'm on the HyperDroid and works great

read thist thread, it will help you to decide.
ps: mods, this thread should be stick. its very helpfull to noods and more advanced users

adecostres said:
As far as I remember, AmeriCanDroid is for US T-Mobile users.
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Actually, they post US and ex-US builds each time a new build is released. Many ex-US users post there, but far too many US and ex-US ask the same tired questions over and over. Read the FAQ, and enjoy a good build.

id go for this thread HERE, which should help you get started.

naturesbless said:
Go to the HD2 Android Dev forum. There should be AmeriCanDroid.
That's a good stable build that I'm using.
SD base.
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Me too. It is stable and has low battery usage.
Development is in progress, the remaining issues should be fixed soon.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

I followed the steps provided at thread provided by gizmolisa2006.
After step 3 was done, which was to install MAGLDR 1.13 and it flashed (if thats the correct word) ROM to 2.00.000.0 by running ROMUpdateUtility.exe.
after that i pressed the power key and it doesn't go into bootloader or the magldr menu doesn't come up. i did what it said in that video as well. but no luck.
now my hd2 is stuck on white background with pink "Stick Together" logo.
Can anyone please help?

Did you flash HSPL first?
cap

my bad, i was suppossed to install 2.08.hspl instead of 3.03.
its working fine now.
I installed gingerbread i guess.

Hortz said:
Android works with google, so you can put the contacts in your gmail and it will sync with android on the telephone. Text messages wont work as far as I know
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search "migrate" on google... it saves everything from winmo to droid

aryob said:
my bad, i was suppossed to install 2.08.hspl instead of 3.03.
its working fine now.
I installed gingerbread i guess.
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what if hspl is 3.03? by downgrading it to 2.08, will it be reversable?

Nexus HD2 - Gingerbread V2.4 NAND
try it i like it a lot

help... i don't really know what type HTC HD2 i m using.. i m confused by so many types in the market, leoxxxx...t-mobile, htc sense?

i suggest hyperdroidgbx cm7 v1.0.3 runs great super fast and stable as all hell for me...only froze on me once so far and it was while i was streaming videos using flash...
great build

The most important thing is to get proficient at flashing your hd2 so that you can try out a few builds. Once you get hspl and magloader on your phone, I recommend coredroid simply because the instructions for getting clockwork recovery on your phone and installing coredroid are laid out fairly clear in a file with the download. From there you can try flashing other builds if coredroid doesn't suit your needs. I'm currently using hyperdroid and it's great for me.

[Q] HTC HD2 Android

Hi
Iv'e been searching a lot of all the ways to run android on my HTC HD2. And I think it's a bit messy with all the ways to do this.
When I tried to make this work I hade about 10 internet tabs open to download and read how to make this work. Yet still no success
Iv'e also tried installed it with flashing rom, running haret etc. but not gettin it to work. Iv'e installed froyos version of android.
Can someone please make a step by step list with all alternatives and programs I need to make this work.
Thanks and hope someone want to help me

A BIG THANKS TO YA'LL FOR THE GOOD WORK..AFTER ONE WEEK OF STRUGGLE NOW I HAVE ANDROID ON MY HD2!!!
P.S. for the guy above just get into the forum and start to read and learn..
From london where the phone is essential when u are stuck in the tube or train..
THANK U!!!!

Yeah reading does wonders! Read Read Read.
but i see where you're coming from.
Have you flashed HSPL? Radio?

yes i have flashed the rom and the radio....trust me guys, i have been reading...when im going to get something to work im sitting for several days trying :/

Do u have a T-Mobile hd2 or EU hd2
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I have EU HD2

I have EU HD2

Here's a run down on what you need to do...
Flash 2.08.HSPL
Flash 2.15.50.14 radio
Flash MAGLDR
Flash CWM
Flash your ROM.
What do you need help doing?
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What version Android are you planning on flashing?

Its all in here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881958
it helped me ...
thats if you go the sd card route which is the simplest i would say
Good luck

I planned flashing to froyos version if that's what you mean !? I also want to choose which OS I want to load when I start my phone.

doesnt the rom that you want specifiy the steps required?

Check out my signature. I have some instructions in my signature that might help. Also you might want to check out CoreDroid here. I find that it´s stable and fast, with some nice eye candy.
partyfreak69 said:
Hi
Iv'e been searching a lot of all the ways to run android on my HTC HD2. And I think it's a bit messy with all the ways to do this.
When I tried to make this work I hade about 10 internet tabs open to download and read how to make this work. Yet still no success
Iv'e also tried installed it with flashing rom, running haret etc. but not gettin it to work. Iv'e installed froyos version of android.
Can someone please make a step by step list with all alternatives and programs I need to make this work.
Thanks and hope someone want to help me
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I'm planning flash froyos version of Android if that's what you mean?!

i'm gonna try coredroid...i find it interesting thanks to all of you who where willing to help me!

partyfreak69 said:
i'm gonna try coredroid...i find it interesting thanks to all of you who where willing to help me!
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Good choice! If you need help, let me know..

does windows mobile 6.5 disappear when I install coredroid?? I would like to have both OS..

Then you need to boot android from SD. Go to the android SD sub forum
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yes but can I have both wm and coredroid installed? I did a flash but then wm was gone.

help

recently i got a hd2 from tmobile windows 6.5 and SPL 2.10 with 1024 ROM i put an android sd on my root sd card and i wasn't able to boot it... what should i do? im newbie and don't wanna brick my phone... i wanna boot android 2.3.3 from my SD, i have tried ubuntu on it and it works perfect.

jams90 said:
recently i got a hd2 from tmobile windows 6.5 and SPL 2.10 with 1024 ROM i put an android sd on my root sd card and i wasn't able to boot it... what should i do? im newbie and don't wanna brick my phone... i wanna boot android 2.3.3 from my SD, i have tried ubuntu on it and it works perfect.
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Have you tried the guides on this website?
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i don't know if flash it i found some roms but for other radio or not the 1024 rom version...

im gonna search again so... i hope i don't brick my phone

If you are just wanting to boot Android from SD card, unless you seriously screw up by doing something should not be doing, you are not going to brick your HD2. Click on my guide in my sig to learn some about your HD2 and also make sure to go to the bottom of my guide which is the bottom of post #3 and read the warning about the radio versions you can not flash to the HD2 or you will brick it. PM me if you need to, but please read the stickie threads and the links to guides in the stickie roll up threads also. Ckeck out the "New to XDA?" link in my sig to learn how to get the most out of XDA. Happy hunting!

i tried AmeriCanAndroid_042511.7z and didn't work and now i tried [SD-MGRLD] BOYPPC-SHIFTPDA GINGER Sense.s V8 (20.Apr).rar and works! i would love to flash it on NAND but i use ubuntu too that's why im using it on SD it boots fast! thanks for your help i'll read your guides to know more about my phone and the guide "new to xda" thank you if i need more help ill tell you, thank you all..

jams90 said:
i tried AmeriCanAndroid_042511.7z and didn't work and now i tried [SD-MGRLD] BOYPPC-SHIFTPDA GINGER Sense.s V8 (20.Apr).rar and works! i would love to flash it on NAND but i use ubuntu too that's why im using it on SD it boots fast! thanks for your help i'll read your guides to know more about my phone and the guide "new to xda" thank you if i need more help ill tell you, thank you all..
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Just so you know it is not unusual for a SD card build to not boot all the way up on the first time around. But bit usually if you do a reset and try booting it again it boots. Look into getting yourself a dual boot app too, just go to HD2 Windows Mobile themes and apps and do a search for Dual Boot apps or something like that. Turning HTC Sense hels with running Android from SD and also booting Android with in the first 10 to 15 secounds after Windows Mobile boots up helps out to, this is to keep Windows Mobile from establishing a data connection.

If you can't boot download a daf and run daf through USB flasher in magldr
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Use radio. 2.14 or 2.15 depending on your region, some roms, will install but always crash on boot if u haven't partition
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Get a rom and pm me 4 help I had just bout all of em
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pnonu23 said:
Get a rom and pm me 4 help I had just bout all of em
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Not being a smart a** but you do realize the OP is talking about running Android from SD card and not NAND right?
At the OP you said you run Unbuntu so you migbt want to check this article out that was in the Portal and follow the dev that is working on it. He is working on a app to " Hot Boot Into Debian From Android in the HD2" I think you might be interested in this, it is a short video there as well.

hi
THANKS
i'll read that

im in mexico, which radio should i use? =S

thanks
T-Macgnolia said:
Not being a smart a** but you do realize the OP is talking about running Android from SD card and not NAND right?
At the OP you said you run Unbuntu so you migbt want to check this article out that was in the Portal and follow the dev that is working on it. He is working on a app to " Hot Boot Into Debian From Android in the HD2" I think you might be interested in this, it is a short video there as well.
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thanks! i'm interested on that because im able to run android 2.3.3 from SD but when i use it runs smooth and fast but if i power off the screen and stay there for some time it freezes and need to remove the battery.. so would be nice if i can launch ubuntu from android so i would install in nand and launch ubuntu from it.
thanks i've just downloaded the apk from that tool and i'll try it on my HD2.

hi, i know i've asked so many things here, but i still confused,
i read about HD2 leos on here and search here for ROMS for my HD2 but they don't say anything clear.
i was thinking on upgrade it with the official tmobile rom 3.14 i enter my imei and it says it's compatible but, my cellphone it's unlocked, do u know if i upgrade it with the official tmobile update it will get locked again?
i want to upgrade with the official because i don't know if flash HSPL3 on my TMOUS 1024 HD2:
OS Version: 5.2.21892 (21892.5.0.89)
Manila Version: 2.5.20121412.2
ROM Version: 2.13.531.1 (90963) WWE
Radio Version: 2.10.50.26
and i notice that my battery doesn't last that much and i have wifi turned off... and want a better rom, if not a custom rom maybe the official upgrade but i want to know what about if my cellphone locks again to T-Mobile and i can't use it with my carrier.

[Q] Restore to factory WM stock after Andriod installed

Too many things are not working. And the phone is super slow.
How do I restore a HD2 with android installed back to Windows Mobile stock version? Can you please point me to Wiki, I am looking but I cannot find it.
Thanks,

Download your stock ROM and flash it via SD card - this way, everything will be back to factory status.
Just check the stickies in the WinMo thread, you´ll quickly find what you need.

If this is done will HTC know it has been using Android NAND? So could a phone be sent for repair if this is done?

jim.od2001 said:
If this is done will HTC know it has been using Android NAND? So could a phone be sent for repair if this is done?
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Yes... you can send it back to HTC is you flash it as above with WM from sd card.
Good luck

baboog said:
Too many things are not working. And the phone is super slow.
How do I restore a HD2 with android installed back to Windows Mobile stock version? Can you please point me to Wiki, I am looking but I cannot find it.
Thanks,
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Well first of all which Android rom did you use?
Did you try others?
Did you read the roms thread for tweaks/fixes?
Some roms can make your device run faster and better then Windows Mobile, You have obviously not tried variosu roms and just gave up after 5 minutes.
You should take your time and try some of the lighter Android roms like NexusHD2 or maybe a CM7 based rom. What you ahve probably tried is a full on DHD sense rom which (at first) will be laggy until OS has had time to settle down and also a few reboots.
I have been using Android since I had my HD1 and more or less since day1 on my HD2, Ive used many roms (thats teh fun part) and have not had a problem overall of slow or too many things not working, It all depends on the rom you use and if you tweak/fix or not.

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[Q] Update CyanogenMod 7 to 10

Someone previously customized my HD2 to dual boot Windows 7 and CyanogenMod 7 several years ago.
I've recently started using the phone again, but am unable to purchase apps (all apps are outdated) from either marketplace.
I'd like to try updating CM7 to CM10, but am not sure if this is do-able, as this phone is not listed as a compatible device on the CM site.
This would personally be my first time trying anything like this on a non-iOS device - any help is appreciated!
Has anyone had any luck with this?
Thanks!

Hi i will help as much as i can. But you posted in windows thread you should have asked in the android thread.
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Receptionitis said:
Someone previously customized my HD2 to dual boot Windows 7 and CyanogenMod 7 several years ago.
I've recently started using the phone again, but am unable to purchase apps (all apps are outdated) from either marketplace.
I'd like to try updating CM7 to CM10, but am not sure if this is do-able, as this phone is not listed as a compatible device on the CM site.
This would personally be my first time trying anything like this on a non-iOS device - any help is appreciated!
Has anyone had any luck with this?
Thanks!
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in my understanding what u had in your device is WP7 in u'r NAND and CM 7 in your SD card,please refer to sub xda sub forum of android SD you will find what you looking for,and please rememmber that there's no official CM ROM for HD2 at cyanogen sites,but if u search more further here,u will find alot of 'em.thanks.plese bear that he's new here,like we all does couple times ago.